gh-ssh-key-add(1)

gh-ssh-key-add1

Add an ssh key to your github account

Usage

gh ssh-key add [<key-file>] [flags]

Options

-t, --title <string>

Title for the new key

--type <string> (default "authentication")

Type of the ssh key: {authentication|signing}

Exit status

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

From github-cli 2.102.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.